[HTML][HTML] Targeting RNA structures with small molecules

JL Childs-Disney, X Yang, QMR Gibaut… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA adopts 3D structures that confer varied functional roles in human biology and
dysfunction in disease. Approaches to therapeutically target RNA structures with small …

[HTML][HTML] Ferroptosis: mechanisms and links with diseases

H Yan, T Zou, Q Tuo, S Xu, H Li, AA Belaidi… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death, which is different from apoptosis, necrosis,
autophagy, and other forms of cell death. The process of ferroptotic cell death is defined by …

[HTML][HTML] On iron metabolism and its regulation

ACS Vogt, T Arsiwala, M Mohsen, M Vogel… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iron is a critical metal for several vital biological processes. Most of the body's iron is bound
to hemoglobin in erythrocytes. Iron from senescent red blood cells is recycled by …

[HTML][HTML] Ferroptosis mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases

CO Reichert, FA de Freitas, J Sampaio-Silva… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ferroptosis is a type of cell death that was described less than a decade ago. It is caused by
the excess of free intracellular iron that leads to lipid (hydro) peroxidation. Iron is essential …

The metal ion hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease and the anti-neuroinflammatory effect of metal chelators

LL Chen, YG Fan, LX Zhao, Q Zhang, ZY Wang - Bioorganic chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by the β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition
and tau hyperphosphorylation, is the most common dementia with uncertain etiology. The …

[HTML][HTML] Iron homeostasis disorder and Alzheimer's disease

Y Peng, X Chang, M Lang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iron is an essential trace metal for almost all organisms, including human; however,
oxidative stress can easily be caused when iron is in excess, producing toxicity to the human …

[HTML][HTML] Iron overload in the motor cortex induces neuronal ferroptosis following spinal cord injury

Z Feng, L Min, H Chen, W Deng, M Tan, H Liu, J Hou - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Motor neuron death is supposed to result in primary motor cortex atrophy after spinal cord
injury (SCI), which is relevant to poorer motor recovery for patients with SCI. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Iron in neurodegeneration–cause or consequence?

A Ndayisaba, C Kaindlstorfer… - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Iron dyshomeostasis can cause neuronal damage to iron-sensitive brain regions.
Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation reflects a group of disorders caused by iron …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-synuclein aggregation pathway in Parkinson's disease: current status and novel therapeutic approaches

M Vidović, MG Rikalovic - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Following Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second-most common
neurodegenerative disorder, sharing an unclear pathophysiology, a multifactorial profile …

[HTML][HTML] Iron and Alzheimer's disease: from pathogenesis to therapeutic implications

JL Liu, YG Fan, ZS Yang, ZY Wang… - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
As people age, iron deposits in different areas of the brain may impair normal cognitive
function and behavior. Abnormal iron metabolism generates hydroxyl radicals through the …